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20110087568 | INTEGRATED PROFILE AND PAYMENT EXCHANGE - A method for integrated profile and payment exchange, in one example embodiment, comprises receiving, via an interface with a member merchant, universal credentials to be provided by a member customer, based on the universal credentials, authenticating the member customer, each member customer having a pre-established customer account, receiving a further request to process a payment for one or more items purchased by the merchant customer from the member merchant, processing the payment by charging one or more payment instruments associated with the pre-established customer account, generating a payment record related to the payment, associating the payment record with the member merchant, selectively aggregating the payment with further payments associated with the member merchant into an aggregated payment, and making the aggregated payment into an account associated with the member merchant. | 04-14-2011 |
20120322528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING LOTTERY AND CHECKING LOTTERY TICKETS - A method and apparatus for playing a lottery and checking lottery tickets to determine that they are winning or losing tickets is provided. This method provides an effective technique for players to store and play their favorite numbers, to check the status of their lottery tickets in a direct and convenient way, and to keep record of winning and losing tickets. The method for checking winning lottery tickets may comprise receiving a user request to check a winning lottery ticket, with the user request comprising a ticket number, verifying the lottery ticket number with a lottery managing system to determine whether the lottery ticket is the winning lottery ticket, and providing the lottery results to the user. The method may further comprise determining user location and providing nearby lottery dealer information based on the determined user location. The method may further comprise storing and recalling favorite numbers and keeping records of the winning and losing tickets of the user. | 12-20-2012 |
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20100018417 | PHASE CHANGE INK IMAGING COMPONENT HAVING CONDUCTIVE COATING - Herein includes an offset printing apparatus for transferring and optionally fixing a phase change ink onto a print medium including a) a phase change ink application component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image to an imaging member; b) an imaging member for accepting, transferring and optionally fixing the phase change ink image to the print medium, the imaging member having i) an imaging substrate, and thereover ii) an outer coating with a urethane and a conductive salt; and c) a release agent management system for supplying a release agent to the imaging member, wherein an amount of release agent needed for transfer and optionally fixing the phase change ink image is reduced. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020145 | PHASE CHANGE INK IMAGING COMPONENT HAVING TWO-LAYER CONFIGURATION - Herein includes an offset printing apparatus for transferring and optionally fixing a phase change ink onto a print medium including a) a phase change ink application component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image to an imaging member; b) an imaging member for accepting, transferring and optionally fixing the phase change ink image to the print medium, the imaging member having i) an imaging substrate, and thereover ii) an intermediate layer comprising a polyurethane, and iii) outer coating comprising a nitrile butadiene and a conductive filler; and c) a release agent management system for supplying a release agent to the imaging member, wherein an amount of release agent needed for transfer and optionally fixing the phase change ink image is reduced. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020146 | PRESSURE ROLLER TWO-LAYER COATING FOR PHASE-CHANGE INK-JET PRINTER FOR DIRECT ON PAPER PRINTING - A printing apparatus having a) a printing station including at least one printhead for applying phase-change ink to a print substrate in a phase-change ink image, and b) an ink spreading station including an ink spreading member and a back-up pressure member in pressure contact with the ink spreading member forming a nip between the ink spreading member and pressure member for spreading the phase-change ink image on the print substrate, wherein the print substrate is passed through the nip, and wherein the pressure member includes i) a pressure member substrate, and having thereon ii) an intermediate coating comprising a polyurethane material, and having thereon, iii) an outer coating comprising a nitrile butadiene and a conductive filler. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020148 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PRESSURE ROLL SURFACES FOR PHASE-CHANGE INK-JET PRINTER FOR DIRECT ON PAPER PRINTING - A printing apparatus having a) a printing station including at least one printhead for applying phase-change ink to a print substrate in a phase-change ink image, and b) an ink spreading station including an ink spreading member and a back-up pressure member in pressure contact with the ink spreading member forming a nip between the ink spreading member and pressure member for spreading the phase-change ink image on the print substrate, wherein the print substrate is passed through the nip, and wherein the pressure member includes i) a pressure member substrate, and ii) an outer coating with a urethane and conductive salt. | 01-28-2010 |
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20100147548 | ELECTRICAL WIRE COMPRISING AN AROMATIC POLYKETONE AND POLYSILOXANE/POLYIMIDE BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION - An electrical wire comprising a conductor and a covering disposed over the conductor. The covering comprises a thermoplastic composition. The thermoplastic composition comprises a blend of an aromatic polyketone and a polysiloxane/polyimide block copolymer. The composition can further comprise one or more additives. | 06-17-2010 |
20120127565 | POLYIMIDE OPTICAL ARTICLE - Disclosed herein is an article comprising a lens having a width of 0.1 millimeters to 100 millimeters, a length of 0.5 millimeters to 500 millimeters, and a thickness of 0.2 millimeters to 5 millimeters; and the lens transmits light having a wavelength of 600 nanometers to 1600 nanometers, wherein the lens comprises a polymer and the polymer comprises a polyimide comprising structural units derived from specific combinations of compounds wherein the lens is transparent and dimensionally stable at a wall thickness of 0.2 millimeters to 5.0 millimeters and remains transparent and dimensionally stable after being (a) exposed to a precondition of 60° C./60% relative humidity for 120 hours and (b) then subjected to a lead free solder test having a peak temperature of 260° C. for up to 30 seconds. | 05-24-2012 |
20130261202 | POLYETHERIMIDE POLYCARBONATE BLENDS - The disclosure relates to compositions exhibiting a UV resistance of ΔE ranging from more than 0 to less than or equal to 10 units after exposure to ultraviolet light for 300 hours, per ASTM D-4459 protocol. The compositions can include at least 15 wt. % of a polyetherimide; at least 35 wt. % of a polycarbonate; a polyetherimide siloxane; and optionally, at least one UV stabilizer. The disclosure also relates to methods of shaping such compositions and articles produced from such compositions. | 10-03-2013 |
20140194556 | BLENDS OF POLYPHENYLENE SULFONES AND POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE RESINS - Blends of a polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU); a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS); and, a polyetherimide and epoxy. The polyetherimide and epoxy are present in an amount effective to act as a compatibilizer for the polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). Methods of compatibilizing a blend of polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). The method can include melt mixing a polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU) and a polyetherimide; and melt mixing a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and an epoxy. | 07-10-2014 |
20140194579 | BLENDS OF POLYETHERSULFONES AND POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE RESINS - A composition including a blend of: a) a polyethersulfone; b) a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS); and c) an epoxy, and optionally a polyetherimide, wherein the polyetherimide and epoxy are present in an amount effective to act as a compatibilizer for the polyethersulfone and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). Methods of compatibilizing a blend of polyethersulfone and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). The method can include melt mixing a polyethersulfone, and polyetherimide, a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and an epoxy under conditions of elevated temperature and simultaneous mixing. | 07-10-2014 |
20140194580 | BLENDS OF POLYSULFONES AND POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE RESINS - Compositions including a blend of a) a polysulfone (PSU); b) a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS); and, c) a polyetherimide and epoxy. The polyetherimide and epoxy can be present in an amount effective to act as a compatibilizer for the polysulfone (PSU) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). | 07-10-2014 |
20150087767 | FIBER REINFORCED POLYARYLETHERKETONE RESIN COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are methods and fiber reinforced thermoplastic composition comprising: a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) component; a polyimide component, wherein the polyimide component comprises a blend of at least a first polyimide (PI) having glass transition temperature of at least 300° C. and a second polyimide (PI) having glass transition temperature less than the glass transition temperature of the first polyimide; and a reinforcement fiber component. The resulting fiber reinforced thermoplastic compositions exhibit improved mechanical performance. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090099299 | POLYMER BLEND COMPOSITIONS - Thermoplastic compositions having miscible and compatible immiscible polymer blends are disclosed. The miscible polymer blends have a single glass transition temperature. The compatible polymer blends have two glass transition temperatures. The polymer blends may optionally include one or more fillers. | 04-16-2009 |
20090099300 | METHODS OF MAKING POLYMER BLEND COMPOSITIONS - Methods of making miscible and compatible immiscible polymer blends are disclosed. The polymer blends have a polyimide as a component. The miscible polymer blends have a single glass transition temperature. The compatible polymer blends have two glass transition temperatures. The polymer blends may optionally include one or more fillers. | 04-16-2009 |
20130079438 | BLENDS OF POLYETHERIMIDE SULFONE AND POLY(ARYLENE SULFIDE) - Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a compatible blend of i) 60 to 85 weight percent of a linear poly(arylene sulfide), ii) 15 to 40 weight percent of a polyetherimide sulfone; and iii) 1 to 3 weight percent of a novolac resin having an average of 2 or more epoxy groups per molecule. Weight percent is based on the total weight of the composition. An article made from the composition has a tensile strength greater than or equal to 70 megaPascals (MPa), as determined by ASTM D638, an impact strength of greater than or equal to 3 kiloJoules per square meter (kJ/m | 03-28-2013 |
20130079459 | BLENDS OF POLYETHERIMIDE SULFONE AND POLY(ARYLENE SULFIDE) AND METHODS OF MAKING - A composition comprising a compatible blend of i) 15 to 45 wt % of a linear poly (arylene sulfide), ii) 50 to 85 wt % of a polyetherimide sulfone; and iii) 1 to 3 wt % of a novolac resin having an average of 2 or more epoxy groups per molecule. The composition can comprise a polyetherimide. An article made from the composition has a property selected from the group of (i) tensile strength greater than or equal to 90 megaPascals (MPa), as determined by ASTM D638, (ii) an impact strength of greater than or equal to 3 kiloJoules per square meter (kJ/m | 03-28-2013 |
20140039099 | POLYMER BLEND COMPOSITIONS - Thermoplastic compositions having miscible and compatible immiscible polymer blends are disclosed. The miscible polymer blends have a single glass transition temperature. The compatible polymer blends have two glass transition temperatures. | 02-06-2014 |
20140357796 | POLYIMIDE RESIN COMPOSITIONS - A thermoplastic composition comprises a polymer blend. The polymer blend comprises a first polyimide and a second polyimide. The first polyimide has repeating units derived from a first dianhydride and a first diamine. The second polyimide has repeating units derived from a second dianhydride and a second diamine. Either the first dianhydride and the second dianhydride are the same or the first diamine and the second diamine are the same. | 12-04-2014 |
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20090044953 | Viscometer For Downhole Pumping - A submersible pumping system for use downhole, wherein the system includes a pump, an inlet section for receiving fluid, a pump motor, and a viscometer. Pumping system operating parameters are adjusted based on wellbore fluid viscosity measured by the viscometer. | 02-19-2009 |
20100102648 | ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MATERIAL IN ANNULAR GAP BETWEEN ELECTRICAL MOTOR STATOR AND HOUSING - A submersible electric motor has feature to enhance thermal conductivity from the motor interior to the exterior. The motor has a cylindrical housing and a stator rigidly mounted within housing. A rotatable rotor is located within the stator. A gap formed between the stator's outer diameter and the inner wall of the housing is filled with a high thermal conductivity material to improve heat transfer from the motor. The remaining portion of the housing may be filled with a dielectric lubricant that has lesser thermal conductivity than the high thermal conductivity material. | 04-29-2010 |
20100187925 | Additives for Improving Motor Oil Properties - An electric submersible motor is provided that includes a plurality of rotors and bearings mounted on a shaft, and a stator external to said rotors. A running clearance is located between an inner diameter of the stator and external diameter of the rotors, and includes a lubricating oil that includes a base hydrocarbon oil and a plurality of nanoparticles. Also provided is an improved lubricant oil and method of preparation thereof are provided. The lubricant oil includes a hydrocarbon containing base oil and a plurality of nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be present in an amount up to 30% by volume. | 07-29-2010 |
20100272504 | PUMP APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Pump apparatus, systems and methods of making and using same are disclosed. One inventive system includes a coupling member, a first shaft and a second shaft, the coupling member connecting the first shaft with the second shaft, the coupling member defining a first axial chamber accepting the first shaft, and a second axial chamber accepting the second shaft, the chambers separated by a coupling plate, the chambers including torsional motion transmitting elements and axial motion securing elements in the first and second axial chambers for axially securing the shafts in the coupling member. This abstract allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure. It will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 10-28-2010 |
20110042101 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR CHANGING PUMP SIZE - A latching mechanism for selectively disengaging an upper pump from a motor in an ESP. The latching mechanism comprises barbs formed on an upper end of an upper shaft that are engaged by a tool to lift the upper shaft until a lower end of the upper shaft disengages from an upper end of a motor shaft. When the upper pump is disengaged from the motor shaft, only a lower pump is driven by the motor and flow of well fluid is circulated past the disengaged upper pump via a bypass line. The upper pump shaft may reengage the motor shaft if additional lift is required. | 02-24-2011 |
20110058928 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP WITH THRUST BALANCE HOLES IN DIFFUSER - A centrifugal pump has alternating impellers and diffusers. One or more vent holes extend through one or more vanes of one or more diffusers. In an upthrust condition, high pressure production fluid from an upper impeller is able to pass through the one or more vent holes, and thereby exert force on the preceding impeller. The force exerted on the preceding impeller offsets the upthrust force acting against the preceding impeller. | 03-10-2011 |
20120027630 | VIBRATION METHOD TO DETECT ONSET OF GAS LOCK - Vibration of an electric submersible pump assembly is monitored to produce a vibration spectrum. The vibration spectrum is compared to a known vibration signature for a pump condition that precedes gas lock. The pump condition is at least one of an impeller rotating stall condition, a diffuser stall condition, a pre-surge condition, and percentage of free gas within the wellbore fluid. Operation of the pump is then adjusted in response to the similarity of the vibration spectrum to the vibration signature for the pump condition to prevent impending gas lock. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032543 | OIL COMPOSITION COMPRISING FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES - An improved oil composition is disclosed. The oil composition includes a base oil comprising a hydrocarbon, the base oil having a base thermal conductivity. The oil composition also includes a first additive comprising a plurality of derivatized first additive nanoparticles dispersed within the base oil to form a modified oil having a modified thermal conductivity, wherein the modified thermal conductivity is greater than the base thermal conductivity. Alternately, an improved oil composition includes a base oil comprising a hydrocarbon and a first additive comprising a plurality of derivatized first additive nanoparticles dispersed within the base oil to form a modified oil comprising a stabilized suspension of the derivatized first additive nanoparticles in the base oil. | 02-09-2012 |
20120073804 | System For Monitoring Linearity of Down-Hole Pumping Systems During Deployment and Related Methods - Systems, program product, and methods for monitoring linearity of a down-hole pumping system assembly during deployment within a bore of a casing of a well positioned to extract hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir and selecting an optimal operational position for the down-hole pumping system assembly within the bore of the casing, are provided. Various embodiments of the systems allow an operator to ensure that a motor and pump of a down-hole pumping system assembly are installed in an optimal position in a well by ensuring alignment across the pump stages casing and motor casing. The alignment and linearity of the pump and motor can be crucial to run life of the pump and/or motor. | 03-29-2012 |
20130115047 | IMPELLER VANE WITH LEADING EDGE ENHANCEMENT - A centrifugal pumping system having a stack of impellers and diffusers for pressurizing fluid. The impellers are rotated by a motor for pressurizing and lifting fluid from within a wellbore. Undulating profiles are provided on leading edges of the impellers for inducing turbulence in the fluid being pumped. Increasing turbulence better homogenizes the fluid, so that choked flow is avoided when different density components are present in the fluid. Reducing the possibility of choked flow increases pump efficiency and lift capacity. | 05-09-2013 |
20130148127 | Fiber Optic Measurement of Parameters for Downhole Pump Diffuser Section - A system for monitoring operating parameters for the pump section of an electrical submersible pump. The system includes an optic fiber associated with the pump section of an electrical submersible pump and having a sensor to detect at least one operating parameter within the pump section. The system also includes a signal analyzer operably associated with the optic fiber to receive an optical signal representative of the detected operating parameter. | 06-13-2013 |
20130341498 | Fiber Optic Measurement of Parameters for Downhole Pump Diffuser Section - A system for monitoring operating parameters for the pump section of an electrical submersible pump. The system includes an optic fiber associated with the pump section of an electrical submersible pump and having a sensor to detect at least one operating parameter within the pump section. The system also includes a signal analyzer operably associated with the optic fiber to receive an optical signal representative of the detected operating parameter. | 12-26-2013 |
20140000345 | Gas Separators with Fiber Optic Sensors | 01-02-2014 |
20140099211 | Detection of Well Fluid Contamination in Seabed Fluids of Well Pump Assemblies - A submersible well pump assembly include a rotary pump driven by an electrical motor. A seal section operably connects between the motor and the pump for reducing a pressure differential between motor oil in the motor and well fluid surrounding the pump assembly. The pump assembly contains a sealed fluid. A sensor mounted to the well pump assembly detects contamination of the sealed fluid by well fluid encroaching into contact with the sealed fluid. The sensor may be mounted in the motor or the seal section to detect well fluid contamination of motor oil. The sensor may be mounted in a secondary pump that has that has temporary barriers to block the entry of well fluid into a buffer fluid contained in the secondary pump while the secondary pump is in a storage condition within a well. | 04-10-2014 |
20140159550 | Subsurface Motors with Fiber Optic Sensors - Subsurface motors for use with electrical submersible pump which include one or more optic fiber sensors to detect operational parameters of the motor such as temperature, vibration and pressure. Optic fiber sensors are disposed a ally along a pathway within unsealed portions of the motor. | 06-12-2014 |
20140161637 | FIBER OPTIC SENSORS WITHIN SUBSURFACE MOTOR WINDING CHAMBERS - A motor assembly for a submersible pump which includes capability of detecting or monitoring one or more operating parameters for the motor, including temperature, pressure and strain. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168638 | Measuring Operational Parameters in an ESP Seal with Fiber Optic Sensors - A seal section for use in a wellbore electrical submersible pump and includes an optic fiber detection arrangement wherein one or more optic fiber sensors is used to detect an operational parameter associated with the seal section. The operational parameters can include temperature, vibration and pressure. | 06-19-2014 |
20140326466 | Systems and Methods for Providing Fiber Optics in Downhole Equipment - Systems and methods for installing an optical fiber in a downhole equipment system having multiple components that are installed in the field. Components such as sections of an ESP motor are assembled, forming a continuous sealed conduit that extends through the components. The conduit is sealed to prevent potentially damaging fluids from leaking into the conduit. After the conduit through the components is formed, an optical fiber is inserted into the conduit so that the fiber spans the connections between the components. The optical fiber may incorporate multiple sensors (e.g., fiber Bragg gratings) that can sense parameters such as temperature at multiple points in the different components. The passageways through the different components may have different diameters or tapered/chamfered edges to facilitate insertion of the optical fiber in the conduit. | 11-06-2014 |
20150054376 | Systems and Methods for Electric Motor Construction - Systems and methods for constructing a stator for use in downhole equipment such as ESP systems, where granulated filler material is used instead of encapsulants to provide mechanical support to the stator windings, provide electrical insulation in the stator slots, and conduct heat away from the windings. In one embodiment, a stator for an electric motor includes a plurality of laminations stacked together to form a stator core. Stator windings are positioned in slots within the stator core. The stator core and windings are installed in a stator housing, and a solid, granular filler material is used to fill an unoccupied volume within the slots. Retainer fittings are secured to the stator to retain the granulated filler material in the slots. | 02-26-2015 |
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20090327114 | Systems and Methods For Secure Pin-Based Transactions Via a Host Based Pin Pad - A method and system for securely verifying over an open network a transaction using a payment card requiring authorization, such as a PIN, to be used. The system utilizes a secure host system to establish two lines of communication between a merchant and a consumer device used by an individual using the payment card. The secure host system provides a verification interface that is presented to the consumer device, providing a means for the individual to provide verification information. The secure host system receives verification information from the consumer device, couples the verification information with card information supplied by a merchant for verification from a third party payment provider. The transaction service provider verifies the transaction without sending the cardholder's actual PIN over the open network. | 12-31-2009 |
20110087591 | Personalization Data Creation or Modification Systems and Methods - The present disclosure has a merchant computing device communicatively coupled to a customer computing device via a network and a transaction computing device securely coupled to the merchant computing device and coupled to a debit network. In addition, the present disclosure has logic configured to enable a user of the customer computing device to modify personalization data stored on the transaction computing device based upon an approval obtained via the debit network during a transaction with the merchant computing device. In addition, the personalization data comprises a phrase and an image and the logic is further configured to display the phrase and the image to the user when the user performs a transaction with the transaction computing device. | 04-14-2011 |
20140032414 | ACCOUNT-TO-ACCOUNT TRANSFERS - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for transferring funds. In one embodiment, a sender can provide account information and be authenticated to transfer funds to a receiver. The funds can then be transferred to the receiver or held in escrow for transfer to the receiver upon receipt of the receiver's account information. | 01-30-2014 |
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20080304471 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM CALL SCREENING IN A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) NETWORK - Methods and apparatus to perform call screening in a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. An example method comprises sending a call initiation request to a VoIP endpoint, receiving a call screening indication from a user of the VoIP endpoint in response to the call initiation request and prior to a no answer determination made by an initiating call server, and playing a message for the user while a calling party is leaving the message. | 12-11-2008 |
20080304495 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM NETWORK - A system for communicating with an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network is provided. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an intermediate node having a controller element to receive from a non IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) compliant node a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message having a calling party number and a called party number, and insert in the SIP message a request that instructs a receiving IMS-compliant node to bypass validation of the calling party number. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 12-11-2008 |
20110078247 | System and Method for Message Recall in a Unified Messaging System - A method and system for managing messages in a unified messaging (UM) platform to enable message recall is disclosed. The UM platform deposits a message from a sender into a UM mailbox of a recipient. It is then determined whether the sender of the message is a UM subscriber. If the sender is a UM subscriber, a copy of the message or a link to the message is deposited into a UM mailbox of the sender. The UM platform then provides a message recall option with the copy of the message or the link to the message in the UM mailbox of the sender. If the sender is not a UM subscriber, a recall message including a randomly generated message recall URL is sent to the sender. This allows the sender to select the randomly generated message recall URL to send a message recall request to the UM platform, which deletes the message from the mailbox of the recipient in response to the message recall request. | 03-31-2011 |
20110131177 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RAPID UPDATING OF SERVICES IN AN IMS ENVIRONMENT - A method and a system for creating or updating a plurality of user profiles in an IMS network are disclosed. For example, the method generates a service profile, wherein the service profile comprises a new service profile or an updated service profile having a service profile type identifier. The method sends, via an update message, the service profile to at least one network element that is used to support at least one service defined by the service profile for updating a plurality of user profiles maintained by the at least one network element. | 06-02-2011 |
20120275451 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM CALL SCREENING IN A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) NETWORK - Methods and apparatus to perform call screening in a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. Disclosed example methods include receiving a call screening termination message at a feature server of an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, initiating a communication session between a first user device operable with the Internet protocol multimedia subsystem and a second user device operable with the Internet protocol multimedia subsystem in response to the call screening termination message, the first and second user devices being involved in a call screening session, and releasing a signaling resource of a messaging server, the signaling resource having been used in the call screening session. | 11-01-2012 |
20130189958 | System and Method for Message Recall in a Unified Messaging System - A method and system for managing messages in a unified messaging (UM) platform to enable message recall is disclosed. The UM platform deposits a message from a sender into a UM mailbox of a recipient. It is then determined whether the sender of the message is a UM subscriber. If the sender is a UM subscriber, a copy of the message or a link to the message is deposited into a UM mailbox of the sender. The UM platform then provides a message recall option with the copy of the message or the link to the message in the UM mailbox of the sender. If the sender is not a UM subscriber, a recall message including a randomly generated message recall URL is sent to the sender. This allows the sender to select the randomly generated message recall URL to send a message recall request to the UM platform. | 07-25-2013 |
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20110145661 | Selectively displaying source code defect information within a source code editor - Selectively presenting source code defect information within a source code editor. In the source code editor, a defect tracking identifier can be presented. The defect tracking identifier can be associated with a defect record contained in a defect tracking system. When a user selects the defect tracking identifier, defect information associated with the defect can be automatically retrieved from the defect tracking system. The defect information can be presented in the source code editor. | 06-16-2011 |
20110320410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC QUERIES - A first query is retrieved by a computing device. A second query is retrieved by the computing device, wherein the second query is linked to the first query. A derivative query is generated by the computing device based, at least in part, upon merging at least a portion of the second query with at least a portion of the first query, wherein generating the derivative query includes retrieving the first query and the second query prior to generation of the derivative query. The computing device determines whether the derivative query contains one or more conflicts. If it is determined that the derivative query contains one or more conflicts, the one or more conflicts in the derivative query are resolved by the computing device. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320972 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING HEURISTICS IN PERFORMING BATCH UPDATES OF RECORDS - Computer method and apparatus processing batch changes to a plurality of records employs heuristics. The system includes a computer based source of a plurality of records subject to a batch update. Each record in the plurality has respective meta data information. A computer processor projects application of changes forming the batch update in one record of the plurality. The processor applies heuristics including noting metadata information of the one record impacting changes to each record in the plurality. Using the noted metadata information and heuristics, the system further projects application of the batch update changes to remaining records in the plurality. A preview display of the projected results of the batch changes allows the user to commit, modify or revert batch updates per record. | 12-29-2011 |
20110321007 | TARGETING CODE SECTIONS FOR CORRECTING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT DEFECTS USING RECORDS OF A DEFECT TRACKING SYSTEM - An unresolved defect can be identified in a computer program product. It may not be initially known which of a plurality of different code segments of the computer program product are able to be modified to correct to repair the unresolved defect. A subset of the different code segments can be predicted utilizing information contained within a database of previously reported defects. The predicting can be determined based on a set of code segments that were previously modified to correct or repair the previously reported defects as detailed within the database. | 12-29-2011 |
20120167053 | TARGETING CODE SECTIONS FOR CORRECTING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT DEFECTS USING RECORDS OF A DEFECT TRACKING SYSTEM - An unresolved defect can be identified in a computer program product. It may not be initially known which of a plurality of different code segments of the computer program product are able to be modified to correct to repair the unresolved defect. A subset of the different code segments can be predicted utilizing information contained within a database of previously reported defects. The predicting can be determined based on a set of code segments that were previously modified to correct or repair the previously reported defects as detailed within the database. | 06-28-2012 |
20120197850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC QUERIES - A first query is retrieved by a computing device. A second query is retrieved by the computing device, wherein the second query is linked to the first query. A derivative query is generated by the computing device based, at least in part, upon merging at least a portion of the second query with at least a portion of the first query, wherein generating the derivative query includes retrieving the first query and the second query prior to generation of the derivative query. The computing device determines whether the derivative query contains one or more conflicts. If it is determined that the derivative query contains one or more conflicts, the one or more conflicts in the derivative query are resolved by the computing device. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203736 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING HEURISTICS IN PERFORMING BATCH UPDATES OF RECORDS - Computer method and apparatus processing batch changes to a plurality of records employs heuristics. The system includes a computer based source of a plurality of records subject to a batch update. Each record in the plurality has respective meta data information. A computer processor projects application of changes forming the batch update in one record of the plurality. The processor applies heuristics including noting metadata information of the one record impacting changes to each record in the plurality. Using the noted metadata information and heuristics, the system further projects application of the batch update changes to remaining records in the plurality. A preview display of the projected results of the batch changes allows the user to commit, modify or revert batch updates per record. | 08-09-2012 |
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20100251242 | Control Service for Relational Data Management - Aspects of a data environment, such as the creation, provisioning, and management of data stores and instances, are managed using a separate control environment. A user can call into an externally-facing interface of the control environment, the call being analyzed to determine actions to be performed in the data environment. A monitoring component of the control plane also can periodically communicate with the data environment to determine any necessary actions to be performed, such as to recover from faults or events in the data environment. A workflow can be instantiated that includes tasks necessary to perform the action. For each task, state information can be passed to a component in the data environment operable to perform the task, until all tasks for an action are completed. Data in the data environment can be accessed directly using an externally-facing interface of the data environment, without accessing the control plane. | 09-30-2010 |
20110083138 | SELF-SERVICE CONFIGURATION FOR DATA ENVIRONMENT - The values of various operating and/or configuration parameters of a data environment are managed using a set of self-service Web services and interfaces of a separate control environment. A customer can submit a Web services call into an externally-facing application programming interface (API) or other such externally-facing interface of the control environment. The API receiving the call, as well as information extracted from the call, can be used to determine appropriate adjustments to be performed in the data environment. A workflow can be instantiated that includes tasks used to validate and/or apply the adjustments to the target resources, such as databases, data instances, data stores, instance classes, etc. Various real-time functions such as monitoring and auto-scaling also can be performed via the control plane. | 04-07-2011 |
20130066923 | CONTROL SERVICE FOR RELATIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT - Aspects of a data environment, such as the creation, provisioning, and management of data stores and instances, are managed using a separate control environment. A user can call into an interface of the control environment, the call being analyzed to determine actions to be performed in the data environment. A monitoring component of the control plane also can periodically communicate with the data environment to determine any necessary actions to be performed, such as to recover from faults or events in the data environment. A workflow can be instantiated that includes tasks necessary to perform the action. For each task, state information can be passed to a component in the data environment operable to perform the task, until all tasks for an action are completed. Data in the data environment can be accessed directly using a separate interface of the data environment, without accessing the control plane. | 03-14-2013 |
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20100278322 | USER-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR REALTIME COMMUNICATIONS - Architecture for a communications system enabling a user to provision a telephone at a new location without network administrative pre-configuring. An input component (e.g., keypad) receives a numeric extension and PIN. The extension is a telephone extension of the user and the PIN can be administratively assigned. A location component provides location information of an enterprise communications server to the telephone based on the extension. The telephone uses the location information to send messages to the enterprise communications server. A registration component registers the telephone with the enterprise communications server based on the numeric extension. A telephony address is returned to the telephone. An authentication component authenticates the telephone based on the PIN. Upon authentication, the extension is assigned to the telephone, and telephone communications can be sent and received from that location. | 11-04-2010 |
20120017172 | DISPLAY-AGNOSTIC USER INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Application user interfaces can be displayed on different sizes and types of displays without having to modify the application for each different display by scaling a layout of the user interface automatically for specific displays, especially smaller size displays such as mobile device displays, reducing a need to create customized versions of the application. | 01-19-2012 |
20130182832 | USER-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR REALTIME COMMUNICATIONS - Architecture for a communications system enabling a user to provision a telephone at a new location without network administrative pre-configuring. An input component (e.g., keypad) receives a numeric extension and PIN. The extension is a telephone extension of the user and the PIN can be administratively assigned. A location component provides location information of an enterprise communications server to the telephone based on the extension. The telephone uses the location information to send messages to the enterprise communications server. A registration component registers the telephone with the enterprise communications server based on the numeric extension. A telephony address is returned to the telephone. An authentication component authenticates the telephone based on the PIN. Upon authentication, the extension is assigned to the telephone, and telephone communications can be sent and received from that location. | 07-18-2013 |
20130195118 | TRANSLATION BETWEEN TELEPHONE DEVICE AND NETWORK CLIENT - Call control messages and audio signals between a telephone device and a computer network telephone client on a computing device can be intercepted. For control messages from the computer network telephone client, the control messages can be translated from a first control protocol to a second control protocol and forwarded to the telephone device. For control messages from the telephone device, the control messages can be translated from the second control protocol to the first control protocol and forwarded to the computer network telephone client. For audio signals from the computer network telephone client, the audio signals can be translated from a first audio protocol to a second audio protocol and forwarded to the telephone device. For audio signals from the telephone device, the audio signals can be translated from the second audio protocol to the first audio protocol and forwarded to the computer network telephone client. | 08-01-2013 |
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20100082974 | PARALLEL DOCUMENT PROCESSING - Documents distributed in parallel are processed. One or more digital document packages are received, where each digital document package includes a content portion and an identity-verification code (IVC) verifying an identity of a source from which the digital document package is received. Each IVC may be a private-key encryption of a content-verification code hashed from the content portion of each digital document package. A master digital document package is created, which includes a master content portion equivalent to the content portion in each unmodified digital document package, and one or more different IVCs, each IVC obtained from a digital document package received from a different source. | 04-01-2010 |
20140351330 | SERVICE PROFILE MAINTENANCE - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for dynamically maintaining a service profile. That is, a user may be associated with a variety of services, such as an email service, a social network service, a photo sharing service, etc. An operating system may dynamically provide support for services by maintaining service profiles. For example, a service provider application may specify a service definition defining a service not yet supported (e.g., a social network app may describe functionality and/or information about a new social network service). A service profile may be generated for the service based upon the service definition. The service profile may be exposed to system components and/or applications that may utilize the service profile to access information and/or functionality provided by service (e.g., a camera system component may allow a user to upload a photo to the new social network service utilizing the service profile). | 11-27-2014 |
20140351958 | USER CENTRIC DATA MAINTENANCE - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for dynamically maintaining user centric data. For example, a data provider app may have knowledge about user centric data associated with a user (e.g., a social network app may have contact information for a social network friend of the user). A user centric profile may be defined for the user centric data based upon information provided by the data provider app (e.g., a contact card may be generated for the social network friend). Responsive to receiving a request for the user centric profile from a requestor app (e.g., an event planning app), the user centric profile may be exposed to the user but not to the requestor app for security and/or privacy purposes. For example, an operating system may present at least some of the user centric profile within an operating system user interface. | 11-27-2014 |
20140359604 | BUNDLE PACKAGE GENERATION - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a bundle package, digitally signing the bundle package, selectively disturbing the bundle package, and/or indexing one or more resource packages retrieved from the bundle package. That is, a bundle package (e.g., an application or game bundle package) comprises one or more app packages comprising application code configured to execute on various computing environments (e.g., operating systems, processors, etc.). The bundle package may comprise one or more resource packages comprising supplemental data used to provide optional user experience functionality for the application (e.g., French language support, high resolution textures, a gaming pad support, etc.). In this way, a client device may selectively download portions of the bundle package that may be relevant, which may mitigate download bandwidth, storage space, or resources otherwise used to obtain unnecessary portions of the bundle package (e.g., a tablet device may merely download low resolution textures). | 12-04-2014 |
20140359605 | BUNDLE PACKAGE SIGNING - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a bundle package, digitally signing the bundle package, selectively disturbing the bundle package, and/or indexing one or more resource packages retrieved from the bundle package. That is, a bundle package (e.g., an application or game bundle package) comprises one or more app packages comprising application code configured to execute on various computing environments (e.g., operating systems, processors, etc.). The bundle package may comprise one or more resource packages comprising supplemental data used to provide optional user experience functionality for the application (e.g., French language support, high resolution textures, a gaming pad support, etc.). In this way, a client device may selectively download portions of the bundle package that may be relevant, which may mitigate download bandwidth, storage space, or resources otherwise used to obtain unnecessary portions of the bundle package (e.g., a tablet device may merely download low resolution textures). | 12-04-2014 |
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20130067180 | RETAINING VERIFIABILITY OF EXTRACTED DATA FROM SIGNED ARCHIVES - The objects of an archive may be verified with a cryptographic signature stored in the archive. However, when an object is extracted, the authentication involves re-authenticating the entire archive, re-extracting the object, and comparing the extracted object with the current object, which is inefficient or unachievable if the archive is unavailable. Instead, the archive may include a block map signed with the signature and comprising hashcodes for respective blocks of the objects of the archive. When an object is extracted, the signature and block map may also be extracted and stored as objects outside of the archive. The extracted signature and block map may later be verified by authenticating the signature, verifying the block map with the signature, and matching the hashcodes of the block map with those of the blocks of the extracted objects, thus enabling a more efficient and portable verification of extracted object with extracted authentication credentials. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067587 | PROTECTING ARCHIVE STRUCTURE WITH DIRECTORY VERIFIERS - An archive of an object set may include various security features that enable a detection of alterations of the contents of the objects. However, the security measures of an archive may fail to detect an inadvertent or intentional alteration of the structure of the object set, including the addition of new objects, changes to the metadata (e.g., the name, position within the object set, and location and size within the archive) of respective objects of the object set, and the deletion of directory entries for the objects. Therefore, an archive may be generated with verifiers (e.g., hashcodes) calculated not only for the contents of objects, but for the directory of the archive, and may be included in the signature of the archive. This verification may extend the detecting of alteration of the archive to include the structure of the archive as well as the contents of the objects contained therein. | 03-14-2013 |